Blood from a Stone — John Carson

With property developers greedy for land to build on, it comes as no surprise that there will be fierce bidding for a site that has just come on the market. Edinburgh's New Town North is how it's being touted.It is widely known that property developer George Stone is in the running. A man who is used to getting his own way.One of Stone's biggest rivals is Kerry Hamilton. A ruthless millionairess, and she too, gets what she wants.As the offices are cleared and the sale of the site is made official, the body of a man is found on one of the empty floors. Rick Dempsey was an architect. But what was he doing here alone in the middle of the night? DI Frank Miller begins to wonder. He soon learns that some business leaders are far more deadly than gangsters. Then the body of a city official turns up. Somebody is sending a message, but some people aren't easily scared away.More bodies turn up and Miller realises that somebody will stop at nothing until the competition is gone.But behind the mask lies the face of a devil. A devil with secrets that nobody will ever reveal.And he's watching Miller's every move. Watching and waiting...